Memphis vs. Houston score: Cougars secure second straight AAC Tournament title, seize momentum for Big Dance
Kelvin Sampson's group has overcome injuries to notch yet another championship
Houston added an AAC Tournament title to go with its regular-season crown on Sunday as the No. 1 seed Cougars defeated No. 3 seed Memphis 71-53 to enter the NCAA Tournament with momentum. Fabian White Jr. led Houston with 20 points, and Josh Carlton added 18. The Cougars' defense held Memphis to just 1 of 10 shooting from 3-point range.
The outcome marked some revenge for Houston, which suffered two of its three AAC losses against the Tigers during the regular season. Memphis had won 12 of its past 13 games entering Sunday and was seeking its first AAC Tournament championship since the league was formed for the 2013-14 season. Instead, it's Houston's second straight AAC Tournament title.
At the very least, both teams were destined for at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament, but bragging rights were at stake nonetheless. In the end, a Houston team that has gritted through season-ending injuries to key guards Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark proved that it is still the league's top dog.
Here is the full breakdown for how things went during the 2022 AAC Tournament.
2021 AAC Tournament schedule, scores
Location: Dickies Arena -- Fort Worth, Texas
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All times Eastern; some start times approximated
First round -- Thursday, March 10
Game 1: No. 8 Cincinnati 74, No. 9 East Carolina 63 | Recap
Game 2: No. 10 Tulsa 73, No. 7 Wichita State 67 | Recap
Game 3: No. 6 UCF 60, No. 11 South Florida 58 | Recap
Quarterfinals -- Friday, March 11
Game 4: No. 1 Houston 69, No. 8 Cincinnati 56 | Recap
Game 5: No. 5 Tulane 69, No. 4 Temple 60 | Recap
Game 6: No. 2 SMU 83, No. 10 Tulsa 58 | Recap
Game 7: No. 3 Memphis 85, No. 6 UCF 69 | Recap
Semifinals -- Saturday, March 12
Game 8: No. 1 Houston 86, Tulane 66 | Recap
Game 9: No. 3 Memphis 70, No. 2 SMU 63 | Recap
AAC Tournament Championship Game -- Sunday, March 13
Game 10: No. 1 Houston 71, No. 3 Memphis 53 | Recap
Follow below for updates, analysis and highlights throughout the 2022 AAC Tournament title game.
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1:00NCAAM Highlights: No. 1 Arizona at Utah (1/3)
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1:36NCAAM Highlights: No. 5 Purdue at Wisconsin (1/3)
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1:40NCAAM Highlights: No. 6 Duke at Florida State (1/3)
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1:30NCAAM Highlights: No. 8 Houston at Cincinnati (1/3)
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1:09NCAAM Highlights: No. 10 BYU at Kansas ST (1/3)
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1:00NCAAM Highlights: No. 11 Vanderbilt at South Carolina (1/3)
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0:56NCAAM Highlights: No. 12 UNC at SMU (1/3)
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1:35NCAAM Highlights: Kentucky at No. 14 Alabama (1/3)
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1:05NCAAM Highlights: Oklahoma State at No. 15 Texas Tech (1/3)
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1:25NCAAM Highlights: No. 17 Kansas at UCF (1/3)
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0:55NCAAM Highlights: No. 19 Tennessee at No. 18 Arkansas (1/3)
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1:04NCAAM Highlights: No. 21 Virginia at NC State (1/3)
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1:25NCAAM Highlights: No. 22 Florida at Missouri (1/3)
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1:14NCAAM Highlights: Auburn at No. 23 Georgia (1/3)
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0:57NCAAM Highlights: UCLA at No. 25 Iowa (1/3)
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0:23NCAAM Highlights: Dayton at Loyola (1/3)
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0:37NCAAM Highlights: Baylor at TCU (1/3)
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2:47NCAAM Highlights: Oral Roberts at North Dakota State (1/3)
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1:55NCAAM Booth Recap: Dayton at Loyola (1/3)
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1:43Booth Recap: Wyoming at New Mexico (1/3)
